West Coast Electro???
batmon
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Are there any Compliations for early West Coast Electro?Can some of y'all give me a timeline for that region's sound?I copped JJFad's Supersonic recently and enjoyed the post-Planet rock shit. I remember hearing it in college and felt like Dre & Yella was behind the times. But I just didnt know their history. Plus I was really into the New Electro that was poppin up in the late 90's/early00s and never grew up on that West Coast shit. I remember hearing the Arabian Prince album back in college and knew of his song on the NWA LP.Just give me some stories. When u went to parties in the in the early 80's was Electro considered separate from Hip Hop or just the same stuff? Who are the early pioneers there?
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i would be interested in hearing more of this stuff too for sure
(2cd only, no cassette)
Jams include:
> Knights of the Turntable: Technoscratch (JDC, 1985)
> L.A. Dream Team: Rockberry Jam (Dream Team 630, 5/85)
> 2 Live Crew: What I Like (Fresh Beat 002, 3/85)
> Chris "The Glove" Taylor: Ichiban Scratch (Electrobeat 003, 3/85)
> Ice T: Ya Don't Quit (TechnoKut 10, 4/86)
> D.E.F.: Def Momentum (Rapsur 10010, 4/85)
> Wreckin' Kru: Surgery (Kru Kut 002, 10/84 )
> Egyptian Lover: My House (On the Nile) (Egyptian Empire 663, 1/85)
> Wreckin' Kru: House Calls (Kru Kut, 1985)
> Egyptian Lover: Egypt Egypt (Egyptian Empire 661, 5/84)
> Unknown DJ: Let's Jam (Technohop 3, 6/85)
> Wreckin' Kru: Juice (Kru Kut 003, 3/85)
> King Tee: The Coolest (Technohop 17, 8/87)
> C.I.A.: My Posse
> 7A3: 7A3 Will Rock You (Geffen)
> Ice T: Doggin' the Wax (Technohop, 1986)
> Wreckin' Kru: Cabbage Patch (Kru Kut, 1986)
> King Tee: Payback (Technohop, 1987)
> Kid Frost: Terminator (Electrobeat 005, 6/85)
> J.J. Fadd: Another Ho' (Dream Team, 7/87)
> Egyptian Lover: Girls (Egyptian Empire 664, 2/85)
> Unknown DJ: 808 Beats (Technohop 2, 2/85)
> Knights of the Turntable: Fresh Mess (JDC, 1984)
> Uncle Jamm's Army: Naughty Boys (FreakBeat 1002, 5/85)
> Knights of the Turntable: We Are the Knights (JDC, 1985)
> Bobby Jimmy: We Like Ugly Women (Rapsur 10001, 7/84)
> Uncle Jamm's Army: What's Your Sign (FreakBeat 1002-b, 5/85)
> Bobby Jimmy: Big Butt (Rapsur 10004, 1/85)
> 2 Live Crew: Revelation (FreshBeat 001, 3/85)
> Arabian Prince: Innovator (Rapsur 10014, 9/85)
Is this readily available or pretty scarce?
You can't go past the labels Techno Kut, Freakbeat, Kru Kut, JDC, Egyptian Empire and Techno Hop records...
Unknown DJ, The X-Men, Egyptian Lover, World Class Wreckin' Crew, Ice-T (Reckless/Tibetan Jam)
Professor X (the west coast one) is my shit!
Anyone got the "Lover 2" record, which is like Egyptian Lover's son or something? Shits hillariously bad!
I'm glad I kept my collection of Electro, When I get back to Australia, I'm gunna dig it all out...
If you haven't listened, peep this;
http://www.djs.com.tw/modules/news/article.php?storyid=38
peace.
I would have to suggest these compilations for Electro;
Streetsounds Electro series... theres 22 volumes + 3 volumes of crucial electro + the best of West Coast Electro + NY vs LA Beats, UK Electro, a box set containing a bonus LP (Hip-Hop On Wax #3) and more...
There's a CD compilation on Rhino, a box set called Street Beats (I think) that was dope...
And you might wanna try find a CD called "THE BEST OF TECHNO HOP", I have that CD, it shouldn't be too hard to get, that one has some absolute BANGERS on it...
peace.
Obviously NOLA maintained that interest in electro as the most electro-sounding portions of Triggaman became the foundation of bounce.
West Coast-wise, Unknown DJ would be my first recommendation.
ElectroBeat- founded by
Freakbeat/Egyptian Empire- Egyptian Lovers label...Released essential singles by Egyptian Lober and Uncle Jammy's Army.
JDL- West Coast disco label that realeased singles by: Sexual Harassment, Knights of the Turntable, Ice T, and Captain Rapp.
Rapsur- Founded by Russ Par (Bobby Jimmy)who now has a radio show on Indianapolis' Hot 96 radio station...Released singles by Bobby Jimmy & the Critters, Arabian Prince, & D.E.F.
Saturn- Released Ice T's firt record in '83, also released a single by Captain Rap.
Techno Hop- Unknown DJ's label...Released records by Unknown DJ, Facade, Ice T, King Tee and Compton's Most Wanted.
Do yourself a favor and get the Pyramix.
nm, that was Freak Beat.
The Egyptian Lover was originally in UJA, along with Mr. Prinze and DJ Pooh. (there were others in the group, but Egypt and Pooh were the ones who gained the most fame)